Year Authorized:
1960
General Description:
Authorized on July 6th, 1960 by the American Congress.
Ribbon is of primarily light blue coloring with thin red-white-dark blue stripes seen towards the edges.
Award Criteria (as detailed by various official sources):
It is awarded to Air Force enlisted personnel for exemplary conduct during a three-year period of active military service, (or for a one-year period of service during a time of war). Persons awarded this medal must have had character and efficiency ratings of excellent or higher throughout the qualifying period, including time spent in attendance at service schools, and there must have been no convictions of court martial during this period. Air Force personnel who were previously awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal and after June 1, 1963 qualified for the Air Force Good Conduct Medal could wear both medals.
User Tags Detailing this Ribbon:
blue red white cold war vietnam modern panama war on terrow gulf war united states usaf
